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Chomatoseris porpites

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Madrepora porpites was named by Smith (1816).

It was recombined as Anabacia porpites by Cox (1930); it was recombined as Chomatoseris porpites by Thomas (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Madrepora porpites Smith
1930Anabacia porpites Cox
1935Chomatoseris porpites Thomas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusChomatoserisThomas 1935
speciesporpites(Smith 1816)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chomatoseris porpites Smith 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:54:53
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:28:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Chomatoseris porpites (159427 204063 204099)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Afghanistan Chomatoseris porpites (85947)